New Kids on the Hill Choose Their Offices

New members of the House of Representitives started their day Friday playing the lottery. It's a lottery that determines which office they will receive on Capitol Hill.

The freshly-elected freshmen pick numbers between one and 85. Those who draw lower numbers move to the head of the line to choose their workspace while selecting higher numbers means picking an office from the leftovers.

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Selecting an office is a major choice for new members. The locations and sizes of congressional offices vary greatly and thus, the luck of the draw can dramatically affect a new member's time in Congress.